Childhood Reading

At varying points in my childhood, I read several books that I considered to be my favorites. A few of these were If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, The Giver by Lois Lowry, and The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. I first read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie during the first grade. It actually came with a kid's meal my aunt had bought from Wendy's. I loved the book so much because it was hilarious to me that the mouse's head was so much bigger than his body. It was one of the first books that I read on my own and I even read it with my little cousin. I read The Giver for the first time during my fifth grade year. Though I did not understand some parts of it, I still enjoyed the book. I believe it opened the door for my love of utopian society style books. The Twilight Saga is actually one of my favorite series today. I actually knew nothing about the books until I saw the movie in 8th grade. Once I read the book, I fell in love with it. I loved everything about it from the characters to Meyer's writing style. I appreciated it so much that I would often try to incorporate her style of writing and vocabulary into my own work. All of these books are major literary sponsors that helped me develop a love of reading.